Inextinguishable

Join the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra for a powerful concert that celebrates both deep roots and bold new horizons! The concert will be on Friday, May 15 at 7:30pm at Stambaugh Auditorium.

Mussorgsky’s Dawn on the Moskva River opens the concert. Maestro Ochsner chose this as evocative introduction to the dawn of a new, exciting season for the YSO. They continue their journey with Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s ARCHORA. Composed in 2022, it is a compelling work that explores the idea of an omnipresent, transforming, and primordial energy — an essential piece that fuels the longevity of orchestral art. The first half concludes with the optimistic spirit of Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, a musical wish for success in this new chapter.

They then return to the Maestro’s Nordic heritage with Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable.” Written during the First World War, this triumphant work is a celebration of the elemental will to live. It is not an expression of doubt, but a powerful testament to the inevitable endurance and flowering growth of the human spirit — and of music itself.

For ticket information, visit the Experience Your Arts website.